R -- COORDINATOR TO RECRUIT, TRAIN & PLACE LOW-INCOME SENIORS

This notice is to search for possible sources to perform services as State Coordinator and Case Managers To Recruit, Train and Place Low-Income Seniors. Responses received from this notice will determine if adequate competition is available and if it is feasible to advertise for these services. Duties would consist of but not be limited to: Recruit potential low-income seniors 55 and older, qualify them; complete necessary paperwork to enroll them in the Senior Community Service Employment Program; input participant information into Forest Service database; locate and assign each senior to a Community Service Assignment with a Government unit or a non-profit agency for training/work in accordance with their developed Individual Employment Plan; monitor participant's progress in obraining training; monitor training/work site to ensure that participants are adequately supervised and placed in positions that are safe and not hazardous to their health and well-being; monitor each participant to ensure that any supportive services required by them to become job-ready is provided either by the Forest Service or thru some local agency at little or no cost to the Government; locate jobs for job ready participants; place job ready participants in part time or full time jobs; complete 30, 90, 180 and 270 day follow-ups on placed participants to ensure there are no problems or conserns and to obtain employment information; and ensure that all assigned targets and goals are achieved. For more information, contact J.C. Smith at 828-257-4210 or [email protected].